A/N: Hey guys! This is my first fanfic, and I really hope you enjoy it. Expect Fourtris. I don't own the characters, Veronica Roth does!
The countryside scenery flits past my eyes and all I can see is a green and brown blur. All I can hear is the steady hum of my aunt Tori's truck.
A few months ago, my parents died in a car accident, and my brother Caleb and I were left alone. He's 19, and I just turned 18 at the end of senior year. Caleb decided to start college now, a year late, claiming it's better late than never. Though my brother is an intelligent bookworm, I'm quite the opposite. So, I decided to help out my aunt Tori on her farm, especially since I didn't want to live alone in Chicago with no family.
So here I am, starting off my summer moving from big city Chicago, to a huge farm, near some small town in Wisconsin, to live with my aunt Tori and uncle Amar. It's quite a change in lifestyle, but I guess it's just time for a change.
As the truck pulls in past the gate, I look around and take it all in.
We come to a stop in front of a nice, country-style house, two stories, connected to a fenced area. There are pastures all around us, and I realize the farm is bigger than I thought. Tori turns to me and asks, "You ready?"
"Sure," I say with a half smile on my face. I just have to remember to put the past behind me, and remember I am not lonely. I'm not that great at making friends, but at least I have Tori and Amar.
We walk in, and as I set my bags down, I hear me uncle shout, "There she is!" I smile and go over to hug him, as I haven't seen him in four years. "Look at you, all grown up. You look more and more like your mother."
I offer a small smile, as I hold back the tears. But I fail as a lone tear escapes my eye, and Tori comes up next to me and rubs my shoulder. When I pull myself together, Tori shows me to my room, passing a broken window in the hall, and I start unpacking.
When I'm done, I decide to go for a walk, shouting out to Tori that I'll be back by dinnertime, before I head out the door.
I think I might like it here. The trees are calming, the sun is nice, soon it will set. I walk past the house, through the pastures, and into the woods. I don't stray too far, I don't want to get lost, but I enjoy the serenity here. As I'm walking, I see a small river, with a bridge covered in vines. I stand on the bridge, looking at the stream below, enjoying the soothing sound of flowing water.
After a few minutes, I hear a rustling, and look to where the sound is coming from. And then I see him.
The first thing I notice are his eyes. They are a deep blue, and I could get lost in them forever. He is dripping with sweat, and pulls out his earphones with the same surprised expression as the one on my face.
"Who are you?" he says in a deep, husky voice.
I almost think I can't make an audible reply, but I clear my throat and answer, "My name's Tris. Who are you?"
"Four. What are you doing here? I come by here every day and never see anyone."
"Um… I was just taking a walk. I just moved here."
"Well I know the owner of the farm, and she didn't say anything about someone moving in," he narrowed his eyes at me.
"Well the owner of the farm happens to be my aunt," I snap, a little more irritated now.
"You're Tori's niece?" I nod, collecting myself. "She did mention something about that. Sorry I didn't mean to be rude."
"It's fine," I reply, averting my eyes to the ground.
"Well like I said, I'm Four. It's nice to meet you, Tris," he says, extending his hand. I look up, offer a small smile, and shake his hand. His grip is firm and his hand is callused, but his manliness is just attractive.
"Well it's getting kinda dark, I should head back."
"At least let me walk you," he says, and I swear my face turns red. I'm sure he has a girlfriend, he's too attractive not to, but the gesture's nice.
"Sure." When we start walking, I ask, "So how do you know Tori?"
"She and my mom have been friends since high school."
"She was my mom's sister."
"Was?"
"Yeah, um… My parents died in a car crash in January."
"Oh. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-"
"It's cool," I cut him off before I start crying here in front of him.
We walk for a while in comfortable silence, when we see the house.
"Come say hi to Tori," I say before he runs off, as he's probably not interested in spending any more time with me. To my surprise, he smiles and nods, and follows me inside.
When we walk in, I yell, "Tori, I'm home!"
"In the kitchen!". We find her making spaghetti, and she smiles when she sees us. "I see you've met Four."
"Yea," I say, glancing at him to find him staring at me. I quickly avert my eyes to the floor and blush.
"Mmm, smells good," says the deep rumble of Four's soothing, attractive voice. Damnit, stop it Tris, he's not into you!
"It's already dark, why don't you stay for dinner?" Tori asks with a smile and a glance at him.
I try to ignore the small flicker of hope in my mind.
"Nah, I shouldn't. My mom is expecting me. I should actually get going."
Knew it.
"Ok, well at least tell me you didn't forget about the barbecue this weekend…" Tori gave Four a pointed look while smiling slightly.
"Uh… I'll tell mom and Addie when I get home," he quickly said and smiled nervously. Tori laughed and shook her head, "Go on, get outta here."
Four turned to me and smiled, "It was nice meeting you… once again sorry for being rude earlier."
"No worries, I replied, smiling back.
"Seeya girls, say hi to Amar for me and tell him I'll stop by tomorrow for Cherry."
"Sure thing," Tori says. As he walks out of the kitchen, we both yell a "bye!" and he shuts the door. Tori immediately gives me a smug smile, and I roll my eyes and go in the other room to set the table for dinner.
After feeling very full from the giant plate of spaghetti, I head up to bed and call it a day… and interesting day.
A/N: Please review, I'd love to receive some feedback! Also, I don't have an updating schedule yet, but Chapter 2 should be up soon.